CHORUS OF THE HEBREW SLAVES - 20 GREATEST OPERA CHORUSES

Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves
20 Greatest Opera Choruses

Robert Shaw Chorale
Royal Opera House
Accademia St Cecilia
Vienna State Opera

1. Gloria del’Egitto (Aidea:Verdi) 5.32
Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra / Herbert von Karajan (1959)
2. Va pensiero* (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves) (Nabucco:Verdi) 4.50
3. Anvil Chorus* (Il Trovatore:Verdi) 2.46
4. Soldiers’ Chorus* (Il Trovatore:Verdi) /Chorus of Maggio Musicale, Fiorentino / 2.20
Orchestra Grand Théatre de Genève /Alberto Erede (1957)
5. Zitti, zitti* (Rigoletto:Verdi) 1.39
6. Noi siamo zingarelle…Di Madride noi siam Mattadori (La Traviata:Verdi) 5.47
Chorus & Orchestra of Rome Opera / Tullio Serafin, Rec.1958
7. Fuoco di Gioia! (Otello:Verdi) Vienna State Opera Chorus / 2.47
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra / Herbert von Karajan, Rec.1960
8. Humming Chorus** (Madama Butterfly:Puccini) / Tullio Serafin (1957) 3.18
Chorus & Orchestra Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome /
9. Giro la cote (Turandot:Puccini) / Alberto Erede (1957) 7.26
10. Easter Hymn** (Cavalleria Rusticana:Mascagni) /Giulietta Simionato/Serafin (1960) 4.25
11. Bell Chorus** (I Pagliacci:Leoncavallo) / Francesco Molinari-Pradelli (1958) 2.33
12. Soldiers’ Chorus* (Faust:Gounod) 4.01
13. Les voici, les voici*(Carmen:Bizet) 3.57
14. O fortuna (Carmina Burana:Orff) 2.45
Rutgers University Choir / Philadelphia Orchestra / Eugene Ormandy (1960)
15. Coronation Scene*** (Boris Godunov:Mussorgsky) 4.47
Chorus & Orchestra Bolshoi Theatre / Mark Ermler, Rec.1985
16. Prisoner’s Chorus (Fidelio:Bethoven) /Kurt Wehofschitz & Raymond Wolansky 3.03
Philharmonia Chorus & Orchestra / Otto Klemperer, Rec.1962
17. Huntsmen’s Chorus (Der Freischutz:Weber) 2.35
Chorus & Orchestra of Bavarian Radio / Eugen Jochum, Rec.1960
18. Steurmann, lacht die wacht (Der Fliegende Holländer:Wagner) 3.07
Chorus and Orchestra Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Antal Dorati (1960)
19. Bridal Chorus* (Lohengrin:Wagner) 4.53
20. Wach auf * (Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg:Wagner) 2.48